Health MinutesEcstasy users are likely to have psychological problems - is it ecstasy-induced brain damage, or do users have pre-existing problems? Probably both, but a Dutch study suggests that pre-existing issues do matter.

Health MinutesEcstasy users are likely to have psychological problems - is it ecstasy-induced brain damage, or do users have pre-existing problems? Probably both, but a Dutch study suggests that pre-existing issues do matter.

Health MinutesEcstasy users are likely to have psychological problems - is it ecstasy-induced brain damage, or do users have had pre-existing problems? Probably both, but a Dutch study suggests that pre-existing issues do matter.

Health MinutesSome drugs, like LSD, ecstacy, and many anti-depressants, act by raising the levels of the brain transmitter serotonin. Taking two or more of these drugs at the same time can cause the so-called 'serotonin syndrome' - jumpiness and agitation, high temperatures, muscle rigidity, confusion, and fits.

Health MinutesThe brain is capable of learning even in the adult years - with training, adults can learn new physical skills such as playing the piano and can improve with practice. The key may be a certain type of receptor in the brain - receptors which scientists say are also involved in the way certain drugs like ecstacy and amphetamine exert their effects.